Diorio said Reed, 23, of San Jose, was fingerprinted before he was hired and was cleared to work with students. He was placed on leave after the school district learned about his arrest.

On Monday, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety said the 17-year-old student provided evidence that Reed made inappropriate comments and requests to her. The victim also said he touched her inappropriately and made her do the same to him.

Police did not name the school where the incident took place to protect the victim’s identity.

Reed was arrested Friday and booked into Santa Clara County jail on two felony charges of sending indecent matter to a minor and two misdemeanor charges of annoying or molesting a minor.

Diorio said the Palo Alto Unified School District is conducting its own investigation into Reed’s time at Paly and plans to speak directly with students who interacted with him.

“The safety of our students will always remain our number one priority, and we continue to strive to provide the safest environment possible for our students,” said Diorio, who asked anyone with “pertinent information” about Reed to email her at kdiorio@pausd.org.

Jason Green is a breaking news reporter for the Bay Area News Group. He works week nights and spends most of his time covering crime and public safety. A graduate of UC Santa Barbara and the University of Southern California, he cut his teeth at the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and the Palo Alto Daily News, and has been with the Bay Area News Group since its inception.